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Tales of Bad Selvedges: Part 2  (Tencel Likes to be Wet)

5/16/2016

4 Comments

 
​Consider this an Addendum to yesterday's post about my attempts to weave off 6 shawls for my son's wedding attendants.
 
There was an additional adjustment to my weaving that I made midway through Shawl #1.  Once I realized that the tencel was going to be "sensitive" and prone to breaking, I began misting the warp lightly with water every time I advanced the warp.
 
The tencel experts of the weaving world have told me that tencel like to be wet and that keeping the warp damp (especially the selvedge threads) helps to strengthen the fiber.  This can be especially helpful if you have to unweave tencel!
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​Tip!
Every time I advanced the warp I spritzed the warp lightly:
  • between the fell of the cloth and the reed
  • behind the reed
  • and between the heddles and the back beam
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I use a little spray bottle with a fine spray so I don't soak the warp
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4 Comments
Frank Schneider
4/12/2020 10:32:36 am

Thank you for your wonderful website. It is very clear and a valuable source for knowledge and inspiration. Your work is unique and very beautiful. I am a new weaver and have had issues with the Brassard 8/2 tercel yarn breaking on threads near my selvedges. The project is a table runner using an orange peel wave structure. It's been a bit of a journey involving 3 different tencel warps, experimenting with different sets and color combinations all in an attempt to get the weave structure balanced and my selvedges neat and clean. Though I'm a bit at the end of my rope with this project, I'm going to try your suggestion and fill up the spray bottle!

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Pattie Lamb
4/12/2020 10:22:10 pm

Hi Frank,

I have had trouble with Brassard tencel as well and not just on the selvedges. Actually any tencel can have issues.

This tip about misting the warp is helpful, but my favorite tip is to hang a single strand of 20/2 silk as my floating selvedges if I have anything that is close in color to my warp or weft. I also make sure I secure the floating selvedges so that they do not spin and unply.

I am emailing you about your other request...

Pattie

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Don Gunther
5/30/2020 04:34:45 pm

I like your comment:
"I also make sure I secure the floating selvedges so that they do not spin and unply."
That make sense. I have the same problem.
How would you recommend having it not unply when it is hanging off the back beam with a weight?
Thanks

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Pattie Lamb
5/31/2020 12:30:59 pm

Hi Don, I secure the weight to another weight or the leg of the loom. Usually by using a very long string or shoelace. So for the 2 floating selvedges I just run a long string between them. That keeps them from spinning. If securing to a leg of the loom it has to be long enough so it has enough leeway for rising towards the back beam as you wind forward.

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